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Why is Uruguay so attractive?

88% percent of the 3.3 million Uruguayan population are of Eurpoean descent

It has the lowest crime rate in all of Latin America

Corruption is very rare

The literacy rate is 98%

The roads are great, the phones work, hi speed internet is available

Medical care is first rate, medical insurance is cheap

Uruguay makes it very easy to retire here

Uruguay offers a varied lifestyle, from modern cities to the beaches of Punta Del Este...the Nice of South America.

Retiring to Uruguay is easy

The government of Uruguay makes retirees feel at home with the following facts:

A pension check of only $500 a month is required for residency

A Uruguayan passport is available without surrenduring your US passport

Uruguay is stable both politically and economically

The Uruguayan banking system has stringent privacy laws

The quality of life is very high in Uruguay

OK, how much does it cost to retire to Uruguay

$1,000 to $2500 a month will have you living a very nice lifestyle. It is comparable in cost to Mexico, although much more sophisticated. This figure includes private health insurance that costs anywhere from $40 to $100 a month.

What is hard to put a price on is the fact that Uruguay is a small country without big city worries, no wars, no demonstrations, rather a pace of life that make retiring to Uruguay very attractive.